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MEMORANDUM FOR: DD/S-HB
Mr. Joseph Ee Murphy, Ire G G vw

ATTENTION

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SUBJECT ; (PUGH, Robert West
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1, Reference is made to your request dated he January 1966.
wherein you requested a Covert Security. Approval to: permit Sub---
Jdect's use as First Officer in the Far East under " Project LEBILKA/

(JEGREED.

2. In accordance with the provisions set. ‘forth’ in Clandestirie
Services Instruction No. 10-5 and Clandestine Services Tnstruction

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above,

3. sutfecte of Covert ‘gecurte’ Approval.
themselves as, nor are they to be represented

a 4. Your attention is called to the fac .
Approval does not constitute complete compliance ‘with: the provisions Ub
of CIA Regulation 10-3. Therefore, if you should ‘desire at adlater |
date to change the status or use of this individual, ° “a request for of -
approval to cover any proposed change ‘should be submitted to this”
office,

5. This approval becomes invalid in wha eee ans wuhsentts
services are not utilized within six months of ‘the’ date of this
memorandum,

_’ Victor R, White...
Deputy D Director of. Seclirtty

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‘87 MAY 1968

|.” MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Executive Officer
cP — Project BT GREED,
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' ° SUBJECT: : (PUGH, Robert West]
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‘ 1. Reference is made to your request dated 4 January 1966

for 2 Covert Security Approval to permit Subject's use as a First
Officer in the Far East under Project iBTLKA/ REED. Concurrent
with issuance of the approval, the fo. Towing Es offered for your
information.

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i ‘2. Investigation has recently been completed with generally

; favorable results. . However, Subject's military file indicated that

: he had béen found unfit for duty due to excessive drinking, and —

; had been allowed to retire in the best interests of the Navy. His
Navy record stated that this drinking problem adversely affected

: his judgément, reliability, ‘and personal behavior. This weakness .

i had been discussed to no avail with Subject on several occasions.
It should be noted that domestic inquiries developed no indica- .
tion of over-indullgence since his departure from the military en
October 1964, N

. 3. Additionally, ‘it was developed that Subject's brother |

0,0) Bartholomew, akas. Bart PUGH, was the Subject of an FBI investi-
gation in 1941, which was eohducted to resolve allegations regarding
the loyalty of Subject's brother. Subject's brother was determined
to have been associated with known Communists and was active in |
Communist matters in the Los Angeles, California area during this
period of time. However, it was noted that these activities had
caused a break with this individual and his family, who were not
in sympathy with his viewpoints and activities. There was no.


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CROSS REFERENCE 70 |

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JOROFICHE REPRoDUCTI

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“"" |. | gis Letter will confirm accaptiince of. your ‘resigna
tion effective 27 Septenber 1966. at thé ‘close of bus

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you less any debits ‘you 6

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2 Banta Rosa,) California.

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EQUEST FOR "APPROVAL OR TNVESTIGATIVE ACTION

‘(Alvaye handcarry 1! copy of this: formy) Fe.
PLEASE. .COMPLETE EACH SECTION ‘AND APPROPRIATE BLANS

cupowya., aKa OR attases = an C170a FILE NO.

contact TYPE 8

4. §NVESTIGATION “AND COVER

U8. ‘GOVERNMENT. invenest MAY BE snow DURING INVESTIGATION? .
cia INTEREST MAY BE SHOWN DUING INVESTIGATIONY.
$_ SUBJECT, AWARE oF U.S. GOVERNMENT INTEREST ma mini? : :
$ suesect aware (OF CIA INTEREST IN HIM?”
ino reare awe Liwstations ON COVERAGE IW THE INVESTIGATION oF. sup er.

SUGGEST “cover PRETEXT® TO BE USED IN | CONDUCTING PERSONAL INVESTIGATION ¢ oF ‘suasect. :

F NO INVESTIGATION OUTSIDE cla, EXPLAIN Fulty

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PAQ t. OR EQUIVALENT, IN (2) COPIES. ATTACHED ROTI GILL BE FORWARDED |.
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